2017 No. 1286 (C. 119)

Electronic Communications

The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 118(6) and (7) of the Digital Economy Act 20171.

Citation1

These Regulations may be cited as the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017.

Provisions coming into force on 28th December 20172

The following provisions of the Digital Economy Act 2017 come into force on 28th December 2017—

a

section 4 (the electronic communications code) in so far as not already in force;

b

Schedule 1 (the electronic communications code), in so far as not already in force;

c

Schedule 2 (the electronic communications code: transitional provision);

d

Schedule 3 (electronic communications code: consequential amendments), in so far as not already in force.

Matthew HancockMinister of StateDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations commence provisions of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) (“the 2017 Act”) relating to the electronic communications code insofar as those provisions are not already in force. They are the third commencement regulations made under the 2017 Act.

The Explanatory Notes to the 2017 Act provide an explanation of the reforms to the electronic communications code introduced by the 2017 Act and are available online (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/30/pdfs/ukpgaen_20170030_en.pdf ). A full impact assessment for the reforms is available from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport at 100 Parliament Street, London SW1A 2BQ. A copy may be obtained online (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524895/ECC_Impact_Assessment.pdf).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) have been or are to be brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 4 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 4 (further purposes)

22.11.17

2017/1136

Section 5

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 6

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 8

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 14 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 15 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 16

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 17

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 21(5) (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 22 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 25

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 26(2)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 27

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 30(1) and (2) (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 32

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 33

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 34

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 35 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 36 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 43 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 44 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 46 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 47 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 48 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 52 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 54 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 56 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 60 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 62 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 70 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 74

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 76

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 77

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 78

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 79, except subsection (3) (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 80 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 81 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 87

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 92

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 93, except subsection (3)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 95

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 98

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 100

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 101

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 102

01.10.18

2017/765

Section 104

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 106 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 108

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 109

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 110

31.07.17

2017/765

Schedule 1 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Schedule 1 (further purposes)

22.11.17

2017/1136

Schedule 3, paragraph 47

31.07.17

2017/765